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Topical Budget 231-1: Training Attested Men (1916)
 

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[Flashed title] "TRAINING ATTESTED MEN. Some of the work the new recruit will have to perfect himself in, before he can be drafted to the front. The Rangers in training they are offering special attractions to attested men".

Long shot across a grassy meadow. Prone soldiers with bayonetted rifles. Long shot from in front of the soldiers as a second wave of men run from behind to join the line. Close shot of the line of soldiers as they rise from the ground and run. Camera pans with them. Long shot of a long row of soldiers running toward camera.